Futures Possible

My guest this week is Chris Paterson, a friend and a former colleague. For years, I had the privilege to work with Chris in communities across Newfoundland and Labrador. We facilitated conversations about community futures, climate change, regional development and everything in between. Chris has done that kind of work across the United States as well. Today Chris lives with his wife and daughter...

Before I met Ashley I knew her work. It was consistently the best reporting we had on energy issues in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. She continues to do that today as well at the Atlantic Business Magazine. At the time of “alternative facts,” deliberate disinformation campaign and infinite amount of AI slop, journalism, the kind Ashley practices, is more important then ever. During th...

I have been following Jim’s work for years on social media and I also have one of his small books published by the incredible Café Royal Books ( https://www.caferoyalbooks.com ). His project Small Town Inertia and his commitment to social documentary photography has been an inspiration. As I was thinking of potential guests for this show, Jim was at the top of that list and I am delighted that he...

I don’t actually remember how I met Ashleigh Weeden, but I suspect it was on one of the rural conferences I used to regularly attend as a part of my job. Dr. Weeden is a rural researcher, an activist, a futurist, and a poet who describes herself as somebody who says yes to life and then figures it out. To find out more about her you can read her profile at the Rural Development Institute page at B...

Patrick Lydon’s work is varied and beautiful. To learn more about the films and many installations he has made, visit his website at https://www.pmlydon.com . And I encourage you to subscribe to his thoughtful and beautifully illustrated newsletter The Possible City https://thepossiblecity.substack.com . If you are curious about that documentary about urban forests I mentioned at the beginning you...

I could not think of a better person to open this podcast with than Jo Nelson. She is the lead editor of the new edition of The Art of Focused Conversation - the book describing the facilitation methodology I based the interview guide for this podcast on. Jo has mentored generations of facilitators around the world and continues to do so on her website https://jofacilitator.ca . Full disclosure: I...

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